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Service to remember victims of Benghazi

By For Shorelines Wed, Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:51 pm

 Admiral James “Ace” Lyons, USN Ret., and Rear Admiral Charles Kubic, USN Ret., will be among the guest speakers at a special memorial tribute to the four Americans killed in the Benghazi attack on Sept. 11, 2012. The public is invited to attend this special service.

Organized by the First Coast Tea Party, the memorial tribute will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Salem Centre, located at 7235 Bonneval Road in Jacksonville. In addition to musical selections performed by local patriotic chorus Let Freedom Sing, the service will include military honors to remember the lives of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, information officer Sean Smith and former Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, who were killed in the attack.

A special highlight of the memorial service will include remarks from members of the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi. In addition to commission members Lyons and Kubic, commission member and former CIA agent Clare Lopez and intelligence expert Michael Del Rosso will offer remarks. The emcee for the tribute, Capt. Ryman Shoaf, USN Ret., was a personal friend of the late Ambassador Stevens.

“We are so honored that these distinguished guests are traveling to Jacksonville just to join us for this solemn tribute,” First Coast Tea Party Chairman Carole McManus said. “Their breadth of military and intelligence experience and their determination to uncover the truth played a pivotal role in revealing the facts about what really happened in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012.”

Seating for the Benghazi Tribute is limited. To reserve a seat, link to bit.ly/1U4T4jE.

For more information on the event, contact Beth Heath at (904) 705-6439.

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First Coast Tea Party

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                  

 CONTACT: Carole McManus

Chairman

First Coast Tea Party

(904) 392-7475

Admin@firstcoastteaparty.org  

Common Core, Medicaid among topics at legislative update Aug. 25

Common Core, redistricting and Medicaid will be among the topics covered at the First Coast Tea Party’s legislative update, to be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 25 in the auditorium of the Salem Centre, 7235 Bonneval Rd., Jacksonville.

Sponsored by the First Coast Tea Party, the event will feature presentations by Northeast Florida state legislators on the recent state Senate session.

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In the wake of yesterday's murder of four Marines in Chattanooga, we thought you'd be interested to know about a free local screening tonight of Losing Our Sons. 

The documentary chronicles the 2009 killing of U.S. Army Private Andrew Long at an Army recruiting office by Carlos Bledsoe, an American youth who had converted to Islam after spending time in Yemen. The film explores the devastating impact of this shooting on both families, and cautions how American youth are still being recruited and radicalized today.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                    

Free double feature film screening of ‘Losing Our Sons’ and ‘Iranian’ July 17

A free screening of two timely documentaries will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday July 17 at the Salem Centre, 7235 Bonneval Rd., Jacksonville.

Losing Our Sons and Iranian: Iran’s Bid for Nuclear Weapons will be shown in the Salem Centre auditorium.Losing Our Sons recounts the true story of two American fathers, their sons and how both families were forever tragically impacted by radical Islam.

On June 1, 2009, U.S. Army Private Andrew Long was gunned down outside an Army recruiting office in Little Rock, Ark. The shooter was Carlos Bledsoe – who had adopted the name Abdul Hakim Mohammed after converting to Islam and spending 16 months in Yemen. In Losing Our Sons, both fathers share details of their sons’ upbringing and the tragedy that brought them together. They also recount their own efforts to raise public awareness of the dangers posed by radical Islamic fundamentalists who are attempting to recruit more American youth to their cause.

Following a brief intermission, Iranian will be shown.

This free double feature film screening is sponsored by the First Coast Tea Party. Refreshments will be available. To reserve seats, call 904-705-6439.

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CONTACT: Carole McManus

Chairman

First Coast Tea Party

(904) 392-7475

Admin@firstcoastteaparty.org  

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First Coast Tea Party

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                  CONTACT: Carole McManus

Chairman

First Coast Tea Party

(904) 392-7475

Admin@firstcoastteaparty.org  

Free double feature film screening of ‘Losing Our Sons’ and ‘Iranian’ July 17

A free screening of two timely documentaries will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday July 17 at the Salem Centre, 7235 Bonneval Rd., Jacksonville.

Losing Our Sons and Iranian: Iran’s Bid for Nuclear Weapons will be shown in the Salem Centre auditorium. Losing Our Sons recounts the true story of two American fathers, their sons and how both families were forever tragically impacted by radical Islam.

On June 1, 2009, U.S. Army Private Andrew Long was gunned down outside an Army recruiting office in Little Rock, Ark. The shooter was Carlos Bledsoe – who had adopted the name Abdul Hakim Mohammed after converting to Islam and spending 16 months in Yemen. In Losing Our Sons, both fathers share details of their sons’ upbringing and the tragedy that brought them together. They also recount their own efforts to raise public awareness of the dangers posed by radical Islamic fundamentalists who are attempting to recruit more American youth to their cause.

Following a brief intermission, Iranian will be shown.

This free double feature film screening is sponsored by the First Coast Tea Party. Refreshments will be available. To reserve seats, call 904-705-6439.

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PRESS RELEASE

First Coast Community Outreach

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                    CONTACT: Helen Chestnut

(904) 504-8840

 Palatka Mayor Terrill Hill to speak at ‘United We Stand’ dinner April 28

JACKSONVILLE—Palatka Mayor Terrill Hill will be among the featured speakers at a unity dinner to be held Tuesday April 28 at the Salem Centre, 7235 Bonneval Rd. in Jacksonville.

Sponsored by First Coast Community Outreach, the event titled “United We Stand: Diverse Voices of Reason” will begin at 5:45 p.m. with a dinner, followed by the speaking program at 7 p.m. In addition to Mayor Hill, speakers will include Wespac Vice President Kevin Worley, who will discuss bringing green energy to Jacksonville; and Penny Kievat, executive director of CRM and the Life Builders addiction recovery program.

Admission to the “United We Stand” event is free (donations accepted); reservations are required. To make a reservation, call or text Helen at 904-504-8840 by April 26. Guests are asked to leave the first and last name of those attending and their phone number.